The Fall Break "Focus"​ College Edition​ - 4 Tips to Keep Moving Forward

For most college students, fall break is right around the corner. It may be the end of a week, where your “Friday” starts at the end of your Wednesday classes. Or maybe it’s an extension of a long weekend, helping you eliminate those “Sunday Scaries”.

Either way, while most view this as a time to rest, relax, and recharge (and it’s definitely important), I truly believe that there are 4 things every student should consider doing during this time, no matter where they might be in their college process.

#1: Update your Resume

Most students have a resume, but very few routinely update it and keep it current on a regular basis. When it comes time to start applying for jobs / internships, they scramble to remember what it is they have done that is pertinent to add, as well as calculate any unique key metrics that are quantifiable to help tell their story. Most of the resumes I see are a dime-a-dozen in their approach to format, wording, etc. Part of this is due to lack of touchpoints with it, and a focused approach on telling your story in a different manner.

#2: Schedule at least 1 informational interview

I’ll go to my grave telling my students the importance of informational interviews for not only relationship building opportunities, but more so, for the opportunity to engage strategically with people in a field you’re paying a lot of money to prepare for.